Flood strategies, frameworks and best practice guidance

Council flood strategies and plans

Council's flood strategies and plans ensure that Brisbane residents, businesses and communities are safe, ready and resilient to flooding.

These include:

• Brisbane’s FloodSmart Future Strategy 2012-2031
• Brisbane Flood Review
• Council's Flood Action Plan (2011)
• Flood Resilience Action Plan (2022).

Relevant frameworks and best practice guidance

Council's flood strategies and plans sit alongside frameworks and best practice guidance issued by other government organisations, including:

• Queensland Flood Risk Management Framework 2021
• National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework 2018 
• Managing the Floodplain: A guide to best practice in flood risk management in Australia